Amitabh Bachchan Cheers For 'RRR' And 'The Elephant Whisperers' Oscars Win, Shah Rukh Khan Calls It 'Truly Inspirational'

Amitabh Bachchan is feeling elated as India wins two Oscars, this year. The actor took to his social media handle to express his happiness and congratulate the 'RRR' and 'The Elephant Whisperers' team

New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is feeling elated as India wins two Oscars, this year. The veteran actor took to his social media handle to express his happiness and congratulate the 'RRR' and 'The Elephant Whisperers' team, who won at the 95th Academy Awards in the Best Original Song and Best Documentary Short categories, respectively.

The senior actor took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "T 4585 - WE WIN ! WE WIN TWO ! WE WIN FOR COUNTRY AND PEOPLE ! WE WIN !! भारत का झंडा गाड़ दिया, विदेश में ! OSCAR 95"

Taking to his blog, Amitabh wrote, "We won .. a recognition long overdue .. accepting the reward in the eyes of the beholder .. he that Maketh ; Delivereth .. and deliver he did .. eventually ..But are we so conscious of the attention .. yes we are not considered .. but we do get .. and deservedly so ..."

He added further, "But an attention ruled and governed by an alien nation .. .. they that receive make us proud .. we are no less .. never less than any other ..And in the recent time we or rather I discover, that the attention being drawn to them that perpetuated the Colonial system of rule, are being talked debated and given to public consideration for its adequacy and merit .. Let us see .. a long way to go .. but I do believe a small section of society does and has believed in all that is being expounded within and without ..."

Shah Rukh Khan also congratulated the winners calling the big win "truly inspirational."

The 'Pathaan' actor tweeted, "thank u for showing us all, the way to do it. Both Oscars truly inspirational!"

'Naatu Naatu' from SS Rajamouli’s hit ‘RRR’ won Oscars for Best Original Song. The audience was captivated as they watched Ram Charan and Jr NTR's spectacular dance moves in the song. The crowd cheered wildly when MM Keeravani (composer of the song) and Chandrabose (lyricist) walked up to the stage to accept the prestigious award.

'The Elephant Whisperers' was in the race for an Oscar in the Documentary Short Film category -- the first for an Indian production made in India -- and finally the big moment came when Guneet and Kartiki were called on the stage to take back home those coveted statuettes.